Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I'm a former journalist, yes, and my first report aired on CHAU TVA in the nineties. Several years before that, my father had worked for CHAU TVA. So I have a personal interest in this story, but it's much more than that. As a journalist and now as an elected official, I've seen how important regional media are. They make it possible to have a democratic conversation that's not hijacked by GAFAM and algorithms.
Today, I'm very pleased you're here, Mr. Harvey and Ms. Simard. I understand the issue very well: Your source of revenue from the Independent Local News Fund has been cut in half since last year.
Tell us what will happen if the Liberal government doesn't react and lets things go.